Hybrid composite instrument panel
US9950749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K35/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular instrument panel having a reinforcement that includes a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin, and a substrate coupled to the reinforcement comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin. The plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate are segregated such that the carbon fibers and the glass fibers are each substantially concentrated within respective driver-side and passenger-side portions of the substrate. The substrate can also include a boundary region such that the plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate are substantially mixed in the boundary region.
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